Food Stamps in Essex County, New Jersey (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Essex County
Essex County
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,860.000000$73,702.000000$54,860.000000$54.9k279,480279k$17,063.000000$20,687.000000$17,063.000000$17.1k44,42244.4k$64,716.000000$80,566.000000$64,716.000000$64.7k235,058235k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Essex County
Essex County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.721129%52.253199%53.721129%53.7%23.946%23.9%36.526946%29.393053%36.526946%36.5%45.966%46.0%11.534825%17.375319%11.534825%11.5%9.323%9.32%45.585521%41.806913%45.585521%45.6%27.889%27.9%29.703750%35.110266%29.703750%29.7%13.529%13.5%54.569808%47.344982%54.569808%54.6%50.107%50.1%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Essex County
Essex County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.244382%31.920209%32.244382%32.2%76.054%76.1%8.114593%5.690705%8.114593%8.1%54.034%54.0%21.202001%23.969262%21.202001%21.2%90.677%90.7%22.275353%20.413780%22.275353%22.3%72.111%72.1%35.877954%39.270715%35.877954%35.9%86.471%86.5%10.268529%6.812419%10.268529%10.3%49.893%49.9%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Essex County
Essex County
New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White329.317818%24.667789%29.317818%29.3%7,508184.452383%184%23.382695%20.521619%23.382695%23.4%26,60626.6k147.111695%147%22.207113%19.519639%22.207113%22.2%5,389139.715542%140%20.276842%18.876652%20.276842%20.3%1,084127.571292%128%15.894518%9.347126%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k100.000000%100%5.605381%4.780709%5.605381%5.6%65035.266128%35%3.221174%4.530378%3.221174%3.2%3,18520.265941%20%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Essex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%23%30%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Essex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%
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Food Stamps by Place in Essex County

There are 13 places that are fully or partially contained within Essex County (11 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#NewarkEast OrangeElizabethSilver LakeEssex CountyEssexBayonneNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyCaldwellBrookdaleNorth CaldwellN CaldwellShort HillsUpper MontclairGlen RidgeRoselandEssex Fells29.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k122.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,625219.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,807316.279070%16.279070%16.3%259415.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k13.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,482513.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k3.040238%3.040238%3.0%10262.945508%2.945508%2.9%10070.760818%0.760818%0.8%1680.427350%0.427350%0.4%1790.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%013
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Essex County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Essex County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#NewarkCity of Orange TownshipCity of OrangeEast OrangeIrvington TownshipIrvingtonEssex CountyEssexNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyBelleville TownshipBellevilleBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldMontclair TownshipMontclairWest Orange TownshipW OrangeNutley TownshipNutleyCaldwellMaplewood TownshipMaplewoodVerona TownshipVeronaLivingston TownshipLivingstonSouth Orange Village TownshipS Orange VlgMillburn TownshipMillburnNorth CaldwellN CaldwellWest Caldwell TownshipW CaldwellCedar Grove TownshipCedar GrvGlen RidgeFairfield TownshipFairfieldRoselandEssex Fells29.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k123.799146%23.799146%23.8%2,730222.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,625317.833828%17.833828%17.8%3,606415.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k13.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.988502%8.988502%9.0%1,15756.394457%6.394457%6.4%1,12665.291807%5.291807%5.3%76874.054962%4.054962%4.1%66483.659543%3.659543%3.7%39993.040238%3.040238%3.0%102102.853644%2.853644%2.9%233112.016607%2.016607%2.0%102121.609431%1.609431%1.6%157131.469466%1.469466%1.5%77141.085793%1.085793%1.1%71150.760818%0.760818%0.8%16160.603675%0.603675%0.6%23170.386803%0.386803%0.4%17180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the New York Area

There are 25 counties in the New York Area. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in the New York Area, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxKings CountyKingsPassaic CountyPassaicEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRichmond CountyRichmondOrange CountyOrangeRockland CountyRocklandDutchess CountyDutchessPike CountyPikeNew JerseyUnion CountyUnionWestchester CountyWestchesterOcean CountyOceanSuffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthBergen CountyBergenNassau CountyNassauSussex CountySussexPutnam CountyPutnamMorris CountyMorrisHunterdon CountyHunterdonSomerset CountySomerset36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k123.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k219.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k315.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k415.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k513.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k613.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k713.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k811.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k911.127042%11.127042%11.1%11,02011.0k1010.054325%10.054325%10.1%10,75310.8k119.467708%9.467708%9.5%2,001129.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k138.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k148.057176%8.057176%8.1%17,93617.9k156.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k165.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k175.949723%5.949723%5.9%13,85513.9k185.337483%5.337483%5.3%17,99118.0k195.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k204.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,393213.891267%3.891267%3.9%1,327223.421723%3.421723%3.4%6,150233.200170%3.200170%3.2%1,502243.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,56325
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%15%Count#Passaic CountyPassaicCumberland CountyCumberlandEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonAtlantic CountyAtlanticNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCamden CountyCamdenSalem CountySalemNew JerseyUnion CountyUnionMercer CountyMercerGloucester CountyGloucesterOcean CountyOceanCape May CountyCape MayWarren CountyWarrenMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthBurlington CountyBurlingtonBergen CountyBergenSussex CountySussexMorris CountyMorrisHunterdon CountyHunterdonSomerset CountySomerset19.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k118.859182%18.859182%18.9%9,565215.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k315.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k414.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k513.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k612.459287%12.459287%12.5%3,02279.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k89.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k98.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,808108.057176%8.057176%8.1%17,93617.9k117.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,849126.660395%6.660395%6.7%2,761135.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k145.949723%5.949723%5.9%13,85513.9k155.503484%5.503484%5.5%9,060165.337483%5.337483%5.3%17,99118.0k174.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,393183.421723%3.421723%3.4%6,150193.200170%3.200170%3.2%1,502203.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,56321
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Essex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoEssex CountyEssexCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaBroward CountyBrowardMiddle AtlanticFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldNew JerseyOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k15.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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Principal City:
Newark
Boroughs:
Caldwell, Essex Fells, Glen Ridge, North Caldwell, Roseland
Cities:
Bayonne, East Orange, Elizabeth, Newark
Townships:
Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, City of Orange, Fairfield, Irvington, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, Nutley, South Orange Village, Verona, West Caldwell, West Orange
Unincorporated Places:
Brookdale, Short Hills, Silver Lake, Upper Montclair
ZIP Codes:
07003, 07004, 07006, 07009, 07017, 07018, 07021, 07028, 07039, 07040, 07041, 07042, 07043, 07044, 07050, 07052, 07068, 07078, 07079, 07081, 07088, 07102, 07103, 07104, 07105, 07106, 07107, 07108, 07109, 07110, 07111, 07112, 07114, 07201, 07205, 07901, 07928
Unified School Districts:
Bayonne, Belleville Town, Bloomfield Township, Caldwell-West Caldwell, Cedar Grove Township, East Orange, Elizabeth, Glen Ridge Borough, Irvington Township, Livingston Township, Millburn Township, Montclair Town, Newark, Nutley Town, Orange City Township, South Orange-Maplewood, Verona Borough, West Orange Town
Elementary School Districts:
Essex Fells Borough, Fairfield Township, North Caldwell Borough, Roseland Borough
Secondary School District:
West Essex
Congressional Districts:
NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-10, NJ-11
State Senate Districts:
NJ-20, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-31, NJ-34, NJ-40
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-20, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-31, NJ-34, NJ-40
Neighboring Counties:
Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Union
Nearby Counties:
Bronx, Kings, Middlesex, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Somerset, Sussex